Redeeming 5 In Discarded Bottles

Thomas Smith says he was trying to get his life in order. The 52-year-old, released from prison in May after serving a 15-year sentence for armed robbery, thought a $9-an-hour job gathering grocery carts from the parking lot of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albany, New York, was a good place to start.

Thomas Smith says he was trying to get his life in order. The 52-year-old, released from prison in May after serving a 15-year sentence for armed robbery, thought a $9-an-hour job gathering grocery carts from the parking lot of a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Albany, New York, was a good place to start.